# The Looked After Children (Scotland) Regulations 2009, Regulation 21: Foster carers

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(1) A local authority may make a decision to approve a person as a suitable carer for a child ... which carer shall be known as a “foster carer”.
(2) A decision to approve a person as a foster carer must be made in accordance with regulation 22.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2009/210/regulation/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/looked-after-children-scotland-regulations-2009/regulation-21
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